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Spanking and the Golden Rule The good news is that there is so much more that we know now about child development and brain development that there are so many more options for parents and caregivers that really do work so much more than spanking ever did -- and keeps... read more	Mothering: An interview with Peggy O'Mara Peggy O'Mara -- a mother of four who was an absolutely integral force in starting and carrying the Attachment Parenting movement for 35 years through her magazine, Mothering -- didn't set out to change the world.
The screen time rules you really should enforce this year While parents grapple with how much screen time is too much for children, new research now supports their suspicions: An excess amount of time in front of screens is bad for kids.	No Quick Fix It's important to step back and look at the big picture when we find ourselves opting for quick fixes.
Using science to blame mothers In a commentary published earlier this month in Nature, Harvard professor Sarah S.	Science's special section on parenting Science's special section on parenting addresses how parents of any species pass on their DNA, but the biology of parenting and its impacts on the offspring don’t end at birth.
Responsive parenting: A strategy to prevent violence This edition of the Bernard van Leer Foundation's biannual journal, Early Childhood Matters, addresses the theme of responsive parenting, and, in particular, the potential for responsive parenting programmes to reduce the incidence of violence... read more	6 things the happiest families all have in common Research shows that the number one predictor of a child's emotional well-being was whether they knew their family history.
How Our Childhood Affects Our Health as Adults Many scientific researchers will tell you that the ACE Study is specifically for at-risk populations, people who have multiple risk factors such as extreme poverty, severe mental illness, etc., to a point where people are unable to escape the... read more	API's (R)Evolution: An interview with cofounders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker How two young mothers, who were also special education teachers and La Leche League Leaders, went from having their own little support group to founding a global nonprofit organization with the vision of helping parents achieve a more... read more

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